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ETHEL REYNOLDS Obituary

ETHEL REYNOLDS

GREENFIELD — Ethel Mae Reynolds, 81, of Greenfield, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born Jan. 13, 1935, in White Hall, the daughter of Lawrence and Rachel (McLamarih) Suttles. She married Forrest Wayne Reynolds Dec. 20, 1965, and he preceded her in death Oct. 15, 2014.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Nelba A Malin, brothers, Richard and Udell Suttles, and twin brothers, Marvin and Melvin Suttles in infancy.

Ethel attended White Hall schools. She worked at the Roodhouse/White Hall Sewing Factories until they closed and retired from the Hertzberg Book Bindery. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, shooting clay pigeons, and visiting with her special friends Julitti (Kathryn) Wingo and Sharon Heaton.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11 on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will follow at the Oak Wood Cemetery north of Greenfield. Memorials are suggested to the Greene County Relay For Life.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Telegraph from Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, 2016.

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